🇲🇭Animals recorded in the Marshall Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Marshall Islands? 32,795 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 206 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Striated surgeonfish, Yellowstripe Goatfish, Whitecheek surgeonfish.

• 32,795 records
• 1,200+ species
• 41 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Striated surgeonfish, Yellowstripe Goatfish, Whitecheek surgeonfish. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the Marshall Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	1,581
	Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	— Mullidae	1,327
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	900
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	885
	Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos	— Scaridae	470
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	460
	Black Unicornfish Naso hexacanthus	— Acanthuridae	452
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	387
	Silvery Rabbitfish Siganus argenteus	— Siganidae	360
	Blue and gold fusilier Caesio caerulaurea	— Caesionidae	321
	Elongate surgeonfish Acanthurus mata	— Acanthuridae	320
	Bluelip Bristletooth Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus	— Acanthuridae	312
	Yellowfin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	— Mullidae	305
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	263
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	207
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	200
	Paddletail Snapper Lutjanus gibbus	— Lutjanidae	198
	Goldlined Emperor Gnathodentex aureolineatus	— Lethrinidae	197
	Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus	— Labridae	179
	Longnose Parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps	— Scaridae	167
	Bleeker's parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri	— Scaridae	140
	Redbreast wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus	— Labridae	140
	Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra	— Serranidae	128
	Twospot surgeonfish Ctenochaetus binotatus	— Acanthuridae	125
	Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata	— Carangidae	122
	Filament-finned Parrotfish Scarus altipinnis	— Scaridae	120
	Pearl-spotted Wrasse Halichoeres margaritaceus	— Labridae	118
	Tricoloured Fusilier Pterocaesio tile	— Caesionidae	115
	Common foxface Siganus vulpinus	— Siganidae	113
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	109
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	105
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	99
	Highfin Chub Kyphosus cinerascens	— Kyphosidae	97
	Belted Wrasse Stethojulis balteata	— Labridae	97
	Smallmouth Squirrelfish Sargocentron microstoma	— Holocentridae	94
	Twinspot damselfish Chrysiptera biocellata	— Pomacentridae	93
	Greensnout Parrotfish Scarus spinus	— Scaridae	91
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	90
	hump coral Porites cylindrica	Anthozoa Poritidae	89
	hump coral Porites rus	Anthozoa Poritidae	89
	Yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus	— Acanthuridae	89
	Lichen coral Porites lichen	Anthozoa Poritidae	88
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	87
	Blackspot Snapper Lutjanus monostigma	— Lutjanidae	86
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	85
	shortnosed unicornfish Naso brevirostris	— Acanthuridae	85
	Spotfin Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara	— Holocentridae	84
	King Parrotfish Scarus flavipectoralis	— Scaridae	82
	elongate surgeon Acanthurus elongatus	— Acanthuridae	82
	Brownspotted Sandperch Parapercis millepunctata	— Pinguipedidae	74
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	70
	Nineband Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus	— Apogonidae	69
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	67
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	67
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	64
	Emerald Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina	Squamata Scincidae	64
	Dusky wrasse Halichoeres marginatus	— Labridae	62
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	62
	Whitetail Damselfish Dascyllus aruanus	— Pomacentridae	61
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	61